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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny amending County Ordinance 16782, and the Allegheny County Health Department's Rules and Regulations, Article XXI, Air Pollution Control. ("Bad Actor")
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WHEREAS, as a means of achieving better air quality for the citizens of Allegheny County, the Allegheny County Board of Health ("the Board"), is desirous of: (i) facilitating the issuance of Installation Permits to those facilities in compliance with existing air quality standards set forth in County Ordinance No. 16782 and the Allegheny County Health Department's Rules and Regulations, Article XXI, Air Pollution Control, as amended ("Article XXI"); and (ii) denying Installation Permits to those new or existing facilities in violation of Article XXI, and
WHEREAS, after a duly advertised public comment period of thirty days, including the presentation of oral comments and the consideration of those comments received, the Board, by a unanimous vote at a publicly advertised meeting on March 3, 2004, adopted the attached amendment, known as the "Bad Actor" amendment, to its Article XXI that would facilitate the issuance of Installation Permits to those facilities in compliance with existing air quality standards and deny Installation Permits to those new or existing facilities in violation of Article XXI; and
WHEREAS, the Local Health Administration Law, Pa. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, ยง 12001 et seq., provides for the submission of proposed health regulations or the amendment of existing health regulations to a county for approval and rejection; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Local Health Administration Law, the Director of the Allegheny County Health Department, on behalf of the Board, has submitted the "Bad Actor" amendment to Article XXI to the Allegheny County Council with the recommendation that the County should approve the amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Approval of Am...
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